Category: In The News

Test developed by UNMC researchers would gauge risk of coronary disease  Click here for original release http://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/health/test-developed-by-unmc-researchers-would-gauge-risk-of-coronary/article_a129fb72-7f57-5bc8-8b1b-5f1b5ad36349.html Once thought to be a problem largely of smokers and people with poor diet and exercise habits, coronary artery disease — or buildup of plaque inside the arteries — is something that virtually all adults eventually develop, research now…
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School Project Nets Sweet Solution to Major Berry Pest It’s difficult to overstate the havoc spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has wreaked on berry crops. Since its first appearance in California nearly a decade ago, the invasive pest has caused millions of dollars of crop losses. While growers who produce soft-skinned fruits, like blueberries, raspberries, and…
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NASA, Mobile Antenna Platform Systems Inc. to Launch UAV Tracking Platform NASA has signed a license agreement with Mobile Antenna Platform Systems Inc. to commercialize a portable antenna platform the company designed to provide users satellite-based tracking functions for unmanned aerial vehicles. The space agency said Friday the platform is built to constantly rotate approximately 60 pounds of antennas, transmitters and receivers and eliminate the…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) has announced an investment in a new aerodynamic system from Plasma Stream Technologies. (Clink link for original article – http://www.trucknews.com/ P.S.I. has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Plasma. The new system uses plasma actuator technology to reduce aerodynamic drag on semi-trucks and trailers, according to…
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Sealing the Deal Click here for original release While working in a hardware store in 2008, Michael Lupelow, ’13, knew there had to be an easier way to seal paint cans. As part of a class project and with the assistance of a UND professor, Lupelow eventually turned his solution into reality. And now that…
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PSI announces investment in new automatic aero device CCJ Staff – Click on Link for original article- http://www.ccjdigital.com/ Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) announced Tuesday it has made an investment in a new aerodynamic technology and entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Plasma Stream Technologies. Plasma Stream’s patented new technology was developed at the University of Notre…
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UNLV Teams with Startup to Bring Advanced Wearable Health Tracker to Market MealCheck Technologies, Inc. will produce the UNLV invention, which combines the best of existing fitness-monitoring devices to make dieting or staying healthy easier than ever. BUSINESS & COMMUNITY  |  AUG 3, 2016  |  BY RAEGEN PIETRUCHA Media Contact: Raegen Pietrucha, 702-895-4191 or raegen.pietrucha@unlv.edu Wearable technology that tracks…
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Penny Auction Solutions, Inc. (PAS) is pleased to announce that it has signed an investment agreement with Kodiak Capital Group, LLC of New York City (Kodiak) for a $10 million equity line of credit. Sep 16, 2010, 06:18 ET from Penny Auction Solutions, Inc. Click here for original Press Release. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/…
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Plasma actuator promises more power in moderate winds Andrew Merecicky — Click here for original release. An innovative and patent-pending plasma actuator for turbine blades has the potential to increase their rotational speed in wind from near zero to 12-mph and possibly more. It does so by creating a stream-wise longitudinal vortex sheet that reduces…
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See That Glowing Truck? It’s Using Plasma to Save Fuel Posted: Aug 7, 2015 9:44 AM | Last Updated: Aug 7, 2015 9:44 AM Click here for original article: http://www.todaystrucking.com/see-that-glowing-truck-it%E2%80%99s-using-plasma-to-save-fuel BETTENDORF, IA — A new generation of aerodynamic improvements for tractor-trailers to reduce fuel consumption is being tested and if you see one you can tell…
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